| Internet a "staid" platform? I like this gem:
We need to remember that the Internet is a staid platform. There has been very little innovation. It’s like the ’80s, when we were fighting between different word processing software. There’s only evolution, not revolution. But TV… you could have real innovation there. So the Internet, which was born in its current form in the 1980s and was popularized in the 90's, is staid with "very little innovation" but TV (which was basically born in the US in the 1940's, colorized in the 60's, and went cable in the 70's) is ripe for real innovation. Sure, Mr. Cuban. Now if you'll go with the nice men in white coats, they can take you to a place where there is no mean ol' Internet and you can spend your days in front of a nice, big television telling everyone how wondrous the device is.
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-Jason Levine
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| T.V. - Non interactive... unless u change the channel but you can do that only so many times b4 you end up at the same channel.
Internet - endless possibilities at your finger tips...
If you ask me hes got it all backwards |
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to Jason Levine
TV seems pretty Staid if you ask me, i havent seen any innovation lately in the TV programing itself just the TV sets, which oddly enough are innovating so they integrate better with the computer or simply connect directly to the network on their own and connect to the internet.
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| Exactly. The only innovation in the TV world seems to be "how can we integrate with the Internet." For example, providing "bonus features" online (like Mythbusters extra footage or Heros' online comics). Other than that, it is pretty much business as usual in the TV world.
The Internet world is constantly innovating, however. Something that is cutting edge becomes "for power users" in 1 year, "for most users" by three years, and is obsolete by five years.
Right now replacing TV with Online shows, I would say is cutting edge/power users. In a few years time, it will be simplified enough that most users can take advantage of it and then cable services will begin to seriously suffer.
Let Cuban think that the Internet is staid and TV's the key to innovation, though. His companies will flounder and sink if they ignore the Internet and rely solely on TV.
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